Sandbag Delivery to Neighborhoods Underway

City Crews will begin delivering sandbags to lower elevation neighborhoods at 9 a.m. today, Monday, March 15. Sandbag delivery will continue to designated areas 24 hours a day through Wednesday. Delivery convoys will be traveling on 25th St. so drivers are asked to use alternate routes. This will help convoys [...]

Red River at Fargo Officially at Minor Flood Stage

The Red River in Fargo has officially hit Minor Flood Stage level.
As of 9:15am this morning, the Red River was at 18.76ft, about 3/4 of a foot above minor flood stage. And according to the National Weather Service, the Red could be at Major Flood stage by the end of next week.

The National Weather Service [...]

NWS Issues Flood Warning in Cass and Clay Counties

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* AREAL FLOOD WARNING FOR OVERLAND FLOODING IN…
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA…
NORMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA…
CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA…
RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA…
WILKIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA…

* UNTIL NOON CDT THURSDAY

* LOCAL [...]

National Weather Service Releases New Flood Potential Report

From The National Weather Service: “PROBABILISTIC HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK”
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 920 AM CST FRI MAR 05 2010
RED RIVER BASIN OUTLOOK FOR RIVER FLOOD POTENTIAL…
…MAJOR FLOODING IS LIKELY FOR MOST LOCATIONS ON THE MAINSTEM
OF THE RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AND MANY LOCATIONS ON ITS NORTH
DAKOTA TRIBUTARIES ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA…
DUE [...]

Online social network plays roll in flood efforts

The popular social network Facebook has proven to be a useful communication and organizational tool in the 2009 Red River Valley Flood. Several flood related groups have been set up on the network with two of them claiming memberships in the thousands.